MSEA-SEIU Helps Members of 771

Last Friday, June 19th, the MSEA-SEIU Board of Directors voted to match Local 771's expenditure of $300 for two scholarships for two 771 members to attend the Direct Care Alliance's VOICES Institute in late September. Local 771 voted to spend $300 for scholarships back on June 4th. The two 771 members are very active working on worker issues. Ted Rippy is 771's secretary. DeeDee Strout is active through Maine PASA, advocating for workers. MSEA's Board of Directors also gave Local 771 the green light to join the National Direct Care Partnership. The Partnership is an initiative of the Direct Care Alliance. The Partnership is advocating for workers at the federal level, where a lot of the funding stems from. Local 771 joined the National Direct Care Partnership at Saturday's meeting. To learn more about the Partnership or the Direct Care Alliance, use the links to the right, under "Links of Interest." I want to express my sincere thanks to MSEA's Board.